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Unmarried Same-Sex Couples
More than 1 in 25 Americans identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. But where have they all gone? According to a Social Explorer analysis of 2014-18 America... more
Population Less Than 18 Years in the United States
For parents, things can be worse when it comes to having to shelter in place with children during a pandemic. There's a big demographic silver lining, too: The gre... more
Change of Puerto Rican Population in the U.S. in the Last Decade
The annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City isn't likely to happen this month, but there will be plenty of celebrations across the nation on June 14th. The... more
Social Distancing Weighs Heavily in Areas with Large Housing Units
There are few places where social distancing has weighed as heavily upon Americans as the large apartment buildings — containing at least 50 units — that m... more
There’s a new U.S. capital of Italian-Americans, and it’s not in Manhattan’s Little Italy
There’s a new U.S. capital of Italian-Americans, and it’s not in Manhattan’s Little Italy or the Bronx’s Arthur Avenue. Close, though: Seven of... more
Widowed Population Across the U.S.
There haven't been many silver linings in the coronavirus pandemic department, but amid heart-rending photos of Americans unable to visit elderly, ailing family me... more
Counties with High Percentages of Service Economy Workers also Hardest Hit by the Coronavirus Pandemic
More than 27 million Americans – almost 1 in every five members of the U.S. workforce – are part of the service economy, working in health-care, law enforc... more
Gentrification most Pronounced in Unexpected Neighborhoods
By at least one measure, gentrification is most pronounced in neighborhoods on the East and West Coast. It’s probably just not the neighborhoods you’d expe... more
Average Congregation Size
Los Angeles – the City of Angels – has more than 5.2 million residents who are having to worship at home during the coronavirus pandemic, more than any oth... more
Amidst a Pandemic, much of the U.S. Surviving Due to Diverse Warehouse and Transportation Network
Amidst an epic pandemic sweeping the globe, much of the U.S. is surviving because of a diverse warehouse and transportation network that’s primarily located clos... more